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Cephalus (sĕ`fäləs), in Greek mythology, husband of Procris. The two swore eternal fidelity, but Eos, who had fallen in love with Cephalus, persuaded him to test his wife. Cephalus disguised himself and offered to pay Procris to commit adultery. When she yielded, he angrily deserted her. Later they were reconciled; but eventually Procris became suspicious and followed Cephalus one night while he was hunting. Mistaking his wife for an animal, Cephalus killed her. He then wandered for many years but was unable to escape his grief and finally leaped to his death from a precipice.

Cephalus

carried off in lusting Aurora’s chariot. [Rom. Myth.: Hall, 36]

See : Abduction

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No references found			The argument of the Republic is the search after Justice, the nature of which is first hinted at by Cephalus, the just and blameless old man-- then discussed on the basis of proverbial morality by Socrates and Polemarchus--then caricatured by Thrasymachus and partially explained by Socrates--reduced to an abstraction by Glaucon and Adeimantus, and having become invisible in the individual reappears at length in the ideal State which is constructed by Socrates. The Republic by Plato View in context And to Cephalus she bare a splendid son, strong Phaethon, a man like the gods, whom, when he was a young boy in the tender flower of glorious youth with childish thoughts, laughter-loving Aphrodite seized and caught up and made a keeper of her shrine by night, a divine spirit. Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context			Cephalina Cephalins Cephalization Cephalobaenida Cephaloboidea Cephalocarida Cephalocereus Cephalochordata cephalodium Cephaloidae cephalomere cephalometry Cephalonia cephalont cephalopelvic disproportion Cephalophinae cephalopod Cephalopoda cephalosporin Cephalosporins Cephalotaxus cephalothin Cephalothorax Cephalothrididae cephalotrichous flagellation Cephalus Cephalus and Procris Cephas Cepheid Cepheid variable Cepheid variables Cepheus Cephidae Cephisodotus Cephoidea Cepi Cepphus cepstra cepstrum cepstrum vocoder CEPT CEQ CER Ceractinomorpha Ceram ceramagnet ceramal Cerambus Cerambycidae cerambycoid larva ceramet			Cephalotaceae Cephalotaxaceae Cephalotaxus Cephalotaxus Cephalothecium roseum cephalothin cephalothin cephalothin Cephalothin sodium cephalothoraces cephalothoraces cephalothoracic cephalothoracoiliopagus cephalothoracopagus cephalothorax cephalothorax cephalothoraxes cephalothoraxes Cephalothrididae Cephalotome Cephalotomy Cephalotomy Cephalotribe cephalotrichous flagellation Cephalotripsy Cephalotrocha cephalotrypesis Cephalotus Cephalotus follicularis Cephalous Cephalus Cephalus and Procris Cephaly Cephaly Cephaly Cephamandole Cephamycin Cephamycins cephapirin Cephapirin sodium Cephas Cephazolin Cepheid Cepheid Cepheid Inc Cepheid variable Cepheid variable Cepheid variable star Cepheid variable star Cepheid variable stars Cepheid variable stars Cepheid variables Cepheid variables Cepheids Cepheids Cephelapod Cephelapod Cephelapods Cephelapods Cephelic Cephelic

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